Registering mechanism.



S. G. KINSEY. REGISTERING MEGHANISM.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 6, 1909.

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[NI/ENTOR S. O. KINSEY.

REGISTERING MECHANISM.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 6A 1909.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

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APPLIGATION FILED JULY 6, 1909.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.

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WITNESSES C A 0/, 94mg UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN o. KINSEY, or OGDEN, UTAH.

REGISTERING MECHANISM.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, STEPHEN C. KINSEY, a citizen of the'United States, and resident of Ogden, in the county of Veber and State of Utah, have invented a certain new and useful Registering lVI60lltl1llSl11,'0f which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to registering mecli-. anism designed especially for use in recording the scores of bridge whist. The invention may be'readily adapted to other uses,

but it will be described as designed for the purpose indicated.

Among the principal features of the iiivention are the following: For each contestant (two partners) I provide registering mechanism consistingof two registering devices, one to record the game score and the other to record the total. Keys and actuating mechanism are provided for each of the registering devices and the mechanism is arranged so that when the game points are scored on the game register these points are added to the total auton'iatically, The

honors may be added to the total without affecting the game registering device. The unit disks of the registering devices are numbered by .twos, mas er-4, (2, 8, 0, and

two sets of units may be placed on one disk. This is easily done in the total registering device. The automatic carrying mechanism oi-adding to the tons and hundreds indication when the unit disk is moved is adapted to this method of numbering the unit disk. I usually provide two complete registers, each consisting of two registering devices. as above described, the whole being arranged as an-operative unit. 'There are four sets of keys for recording the game scores and totals for each of the contestants. Reset mechanism is provided which may be arranged so' that the-total indicating devices for both parties may be reset simultaneously and so that the game indicating devices for both )arties nia be reset simultaneousl The objects and advantages of the invention will be described so far as necessary hereinafter in coi'inection with a detailed descriptimi of an exemplifyin structure, in which the invention is embo ied.

In the drawing, Figure l isa vertical section from front to backof the' machine taken just within the right hand plate and looking toward the left. Fig. 2 is a section Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 6. 1909.

Patented 0015.11, 1910. Serial No. 505,992.

looking from the front of the machine on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a section lookin down on the line 33, Fig. 1. F 4 is a etail view of the registering and operating mechanism looking from the left side of the machine,' on the section line 4-4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar View on the section line 55 of Fig. 2. 6 is a section looking upward on the line (L -6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a sectional detail of a portion of the reset mechanism. Fig. 8 is a front view of the whole machine consisting of two double registering devices. Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic view showin the triple pawl in its relation to the rate ets of the total registering mechanism. Fi 10 is asimilar view of the double paw showing its relation to ratchets of either of tlieregistering devices, and Fig. 11 is a similar View of the single pawl showing its relation to the unit ratchet of either the game or total registering device. Fig. 12 is a view of the horse or game indicating mech Figs. 1 and 2 show a registering device,

which consists essentially of one-half of the complete machine'shown in Fig. 8, comprising the game register 13, the total register 14, reset knobs 17 and 18 and keys l9 and 20, and actuating mechanism. which. will now be described. The other half of the machine may be a substantial duplicate of the mechanism which will be described in detail except that the resetting devices are preferably common to both parts of the machine.

A shaft 23 carries the unit disk 24, tens disk 25, and hundreds disk 26, all the disks being revolubly mounted on the shaft.v Heset knob 18 is rigidly fixed on the shaft. The unit disk carries a circular ratchet 27 tens disk a similar ratchet 28, and the hundreds disk a ratchet 29. In bridge whist i The *wo sccs cf uniiis on its their.

and heir pawla anrl the action of iihc carving filfiflii'fiiilsnl may he most readuruersioorl by reference in Figs. 9, 10 lln which show these parts diagramniaiicaliv with other parts iii the machine lcinfivtiiii In these views the deep notches in the disks arc shown in an exaggerated way make the operation of the machine more cie r. The iiens disk 28 has one deep notch the depth of his noic'n lacing intar d-iaic between the depth of the uniform ainl ihc (ieep noiches 31 of the Ail. ihc other notches on {he tens anri uni-t disks are :he uniform notches 3G. The hundrecis disk has no (iccp notch, uii lhrncl'ci'ies 230 being of uniform depth' The tens disk is numbered in the ordinary way from i to and the hundreds disk is sim1- lari numbered. Each of the raichcts, it. wiil loc observcci. has altogether 10 notches,

'. binding: to ihc ten indicating posithe corrcsponding (iii-1k. 5' shaft 33 mounted a-cljaccnt to the aft 23 carries hell-cranks 3%, 36, )nciing, "'cspectiveiy. to disks 2 25 Each of these ccll-cranks has a urn"). carr ing one of the keys iii and i'cri'icai arm 38 atihc upper end which is pi 'oted a pawl. Bell-crank 34 triple pawl 3&1; lien-crank 35 carries a alouni V I and hell-crank 345 carrics a single The pawl 39 has a tooth ratchci '27, a tooth l3 cuss raichct ZUHl a tooth H inc. hundreds ratchet. Tooth 43 ahovctooih 92 so '(i'ifli' when tooth c hoioni of onc oi the uniform oi he unit ratchet tooth 4?; will i b the tans rarchct, and

- above tooth 43 so that when moth rcsis at the bottom of one of rho uniform notches 36 of the-'tcns disk iool'h 44 wili just clear (he notches of the hundreds lisk. The rloulilc pawl has a tooth i-Z; engaging the tens ratchet 28 and a tcuih 15 engaging the hinulrcds disk Tooth ihi" clcvated ahovc tooth suflicicniiy so that when tooth rests atthe bottom of one of the uniform notches 30 of latch 28, toot-h $6 will just clear the notches of the hundreds ratchet 29. Tooth 42 of pawl 39 alonc-cngagcs the unit ratchet 27,

as is loesi understood from Fig. l. Asshown in Fig. 4-, the lens ratchet is cngapcil by tooth 45 of the. (louhlc pawl 40 anal h tooth 43 of the triple pawl 3.5!), the toot-h 43 lying above booth 453, and. an shown in 5, the hundreds ratchet 29 is engaged by the single pawl 41., hylooth 41) oi the iioiihicpawl which lies over pawl 41 and by tooth 4A of the triple pawl which lies over tooth -26. Each of the ratchets 2T, 28, and 29 is provifie cl. with a holding pawl engagingihc underside of the ratchet and pivoicrl on the key rod 31. The holding pawls and the actuating pawls are urged into con L with .the ratchcis by springs 48 ssh-ch between the hoicling and acruating paw A stopbar &9 running across tho cops or key-bars 3'T-limits the upwarii i'uoi'enienr of the keys which are held. against the stop bar by springs 50.

To register 'two points on the total registering device, key 20 corresponding to the unit disk 24 is depressed. This moves i'hc triple pawl 39 toward the front of the machine as viewed in Fig. 8. Tooth 42 of the triple pawl is always in com/act with ratchet 27 corresponding to the unit disk, and the ratchet and.rlisk are thus rotated one indicating space. ()nrelease of the key it rcturns to normal position and the pawl moves back until tooth 4-2 is in engagement with the notch of ratchet -23 to the rear of the one previously acted upon. The unit key may be thus actuated until the unii disk indicates eight points without affecting the balance of the register. When the unit disk indicates eight points, however, the return movement of the key and paw] brings tooth 42,0pposite one of the deep notches 31 01 the ratchet. The tooth immediately drops into its, notch on influence of its spring 48 until tooth 43 of the same pawl is in engagement with the bottom of one of the uniform notches of the tens disk. This engagement of tooth -i3 with its notch maintains tooth i2 midway in deep notch 31 and also maintains tooth 4 L clear of the hundreds ratchet. When the unit key next depressed, therefore. the unit ratchet 27 and the tens ratchet 28 are rotatcil one indicating space by teeth 42 and 43' anzi the hundreds disk is not ali'cctci'l because tooth 4e: is clear from ratchetQT; This istcring action of the uni" key may he continued until the unit disk shows 5% points and 'the tens disk showsa 9. Uniicr over or under thetooth of the other To register points inmultiples of 10, the v key 20 corresponding to the tens disk may be at any time depressed. A depression of the tens key causes tooth 45 of pawl to rotate the tens ratchet 28 one indicating space. \Vhen the tens disk shows the number 9 tooth 4:") of the double pawl 40 rests in deep notch 32 of ratchet 28 and thus tooth 46 of the pawl is ratchet 29. The next actuation of the tens key therefore will rotate both the tens and hundreds ratchets one indicating space. The depression of the hundreds key 'at any time will rotate the hundreds ratchet 29 by means of the hundreds pawl d1. The teeth of the pawls which overlie each other and engage a single ratchet arc beveled off so thatthev lie close together and rest somewhat back of the radial faces of the notches so that when any pawl is actuated its tooth slidgs aw s and engages the notch without any interference. It is evident from the foregoing that registration of points up to 998 at one time may beexpeditiously effected by the use of only three keys. F or instance, suppose a score of 238 is to be recorded. The hull dreds key is depressed twice. the tens key three times and the units key four dimes. N o matter what the position of the disks at the time the registration is maderthe carrying of the units to tens and tens to hundreds is automatically made by the mechanism described.

Above shaft 23 is mounted another shaft which carries the units disk 6i, and tens disk 62 of the game register. The units disk is numbered 2, 4, 6, 8, 0, so that the unit scores may be indicated two points at a time and the tens disk 62 is numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 0. The unitsdisk is provided with ratchet 63 and the tens disk with the ratchet 64;. The tens ratchet 64 is provided with, five uniform notches 65 and the units ratchet'63 is pro vided with four similar notches 65 and one deep notch 66. Bell-cranks 67 and 68 for the units and tens disks ofthe game register, respectively, are also mounted on key shaft 33 and are provided with horizontal arms 69 carrying keys 19 and vertical arms 70. Bell-crank 67 corresponding to the units disk carries a double pawl 71 and bell'crank 68 carries a single pawl 72. The double pawl 71 has a tooth 73 engaging ratchet 63 and a tooth 74 enga 'ng ratchet 64, while the single pawl 72 a so enga es ratchet 64.

Ratchets 63 and 64 are provided withhold.

ing pawls 75 and the h ding and actuating oawls are rotated into engagement with the ratchets by springs 76 stretched between them. The disks, ratchets and actuating permitted to engage the hundreds mechanism of the game register are constructed and operated inthe, same..manner as the units and tensdisk and other similar parts of the total register which :has been fully described.

For scoring bridge whist it is desirable that registrations on the total register may be made without affecting the game register, also that the registrations on the game-register may beautomatically added to the total.

described.

The arms. 70 of the time register bellcranks lie somewhat to the rear of the arms 38 of the total register bell-cranks. Each of hell-crank will by engagement. with the cor-' responding pin 80 cause the corresponding bell-crank of the total register to move and effect a registration on the total re ister in the same manner as if the correspom ing key 20 had been depressed. I

For. the purpose of resetting the registerto zero, when desired,.- each of the shafts 23,

60, is provided with a longitudinal groove 81. As seen in Fig. 5 each of the disks car- .Means for accomplishing this will now be a so the bell-cranks 34, 35 ofthe total register is ries interiorly a pawl 82 pressed .by a spring 83 into engagement with the corresponding shaft 23 or 60. The pawls are all so positioned in their disks that when they fall into 7 the groove in the corresponding shaft,- the zeros of the disks on that shaft are all in line. Resetting is effected by rotating knobs 17 and 18 in the direction of rotation of the disks until all of the pawls 82 enga e the groove in the corresponding shaft am then continuing the rotation of the knob until the zeros show back of the slot provided in the casing 'for inspection of the register. To assist in properly resetting the registers each of the knobs, as shown in Fig. 7, may be provided with a spring-pressed plunger 90 adapted to engage a socket 91 formedv in the adiacent wall of the casing. The socket is so placed that when the knob is in the correctzero position the plunger falls into the socket andchecks the movement of the knob and shaft.

The foregoing describes only one specific form' in which I have found it convenient to embody the invention. Various changes in this structure may be made without departing from the invention as will be evident to persons skilled in the art.

Fig. 12is a view of the back plate of the machine looking toward the rear. The plate carrles two indicators or targets I pivoted to the plate at i and urged to assume a vertical,

1position by springs a." Each of the'targets as a shoulder or project-ion p. There are two-of the targets'onc for each contestant.

. ,zirggct has a shoulder or target n adaptin he indicated by a trigger T. Ordiy the targets are in a horizontal posiaging the triggers. When one of ,cstants scores 30 points making a he proper trigger 'i is pressed, perthe target i to assume a "crtical position. if the same party wins the next game one hundred points are added to the total score of that contestant and the game score of both parties is turned to zero. If, however, the other party wins the second game, the other trigger is released and then t to party winning the third game has the addition made to its total score.-

, claim: V

i. in registering mechanism, the combination of two registering devices, a set of keys for each of the devices, actuating means intermediate each set of keys and its registering device and means by which the actuation of one of the devices causes the actuation of the other device.

i In registering mechanism, the combination of two registering devices, a set of keys for each of the devices, actuating mechanism intermediate each set of keys and its device, and means by which the movement of the keys of one set causes registration on the corresponding registering device only and actuation of the keys of the other set causes registration on both of the registering devices. 1

3, in registering mechanism, the combination of a shaft, a plurality of character disks thereon, a circular ratchet carried by each disk, ii single pawl for one of the ratchets, a double pewi common to two of the ratchets and a triple pawl common to three of the ratchets, and actuating; mechanism he'- twecn the keys and puwls.

i. In registering mechanism, the combination of a shaft, a plurality of character disks thereon, a circular ratchet carried by each disk, a single pawl for one of the ratchets, adouhiepewl common to two of the ratchets and at'ripie pawl common to three of the rate nets, keys and actuating mechanism be tween the keys and pnwls, and e holding pawl engaging each of the ratchets to prerent return movement thereof.

In registering niechanisn'i, theconiliination of a shaft, a units disk, :rtens disk and a hundreds disk thereon, 21 circular ratchet for each disk, thehundreds"ratchet being provided with notches of uniform depth, the tens ratchet being provided with a plurality of similar notches and one deep notch and the units disk being provided with notches of uniform depth'and one notch deeper than the deep notch of the tens disk, a single pawl engaging the hundreds ratchet, odouhle pawl engaging the hundreds and tens ratchets and a triple pawl engaging the three ratchets, keys, and actuating mechanism between the keys and pawls.

(S. In registering mechanism, the combine tionof a shaft, a plurality of disks thereon, a circular ratchet for each disk, each ratchet being provided with a plurality of uniform notches and one of the ratchets being provided with a deeper notch, 21 single pawl acting on one of the ratchets and a multiple pawl acting on a, plurality of the ratchets.

7. In registering mechanism, a plurality of character disks of different orders, keys one for each disk, actuatin means for each key, the actuating means or each key corresponding to a disk of the lower orders being constructed and arranged to act upon the corresonding disk and each disk of 2.

higher or er.

8.- In regi'tering mechanism, the combination of two character disks, a ratchet for each disk, two keys, an actuator intermediate one of the keys and one of the ratchets and another actuator-intermediate the other key and both of the ratchets.

9. In registering mechanism, the combination of a shaft, two character disks thereon, a first ratchet secured to one of the disks and provided with a plurality of uniform notches and a deeper notch, a second ratchet secured to the other disk and rovided with-uniform notches, a key for eac disk, apewl for one of the keys engaging the second ratchet, and a pawl for the other key having armsengaging both the ratchets.

STEPHEN C. KINSE Y. Witnesses I M. S. Bnownnvo, G. E. BROWNING. 

